The North African Campaign was mainly fought between the Axis Powers and the Allied Powers. The Allied Powers were France, Britain, Russia, and the U.S. The Axis Powers were Germany, Italy The North African Campaign began when Rommel, the German general, and his army took control of Tobruk which was a key port city in Libya. Because of this success he decided to go forward towards El Alamein. This blocked Montgomery and his British army so that they could not possibly get around them. Once Britain realized this they decided they would need to attack. The British attacked at El Alamein from the very front. This surprised Rommel's army, but they were able to fight back well at the beginning. Britain finally defeated Rommel's army and they were able to get past them and Force Germany West. Since Germany was still a problem in North Africa, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and his American troops came and attacked Germany from Morocco and Algeria. The British and the American armies were able to surround the Rommel and his troops. This plan was called Operation Torch. It was a code name for the landing in Morocco and Algeria to help surround the German army. The Allied Powers were finally able to crush Germany's forces by May of 1943. This ended the North African Campaign.
El Alamein in Egypt
British army in Battle of El Alamein
Citations
“El Alamein 1942” Wikipedia.com. October 1942. Tuesday 11 May 2010. (Picture used)
“Second Battle of El Alamein” WW2-pictures.com 1942. Tues. 11 May 2010. (Picture used)
Axelrod, Alan. "North African Campaign." Encyclopedia of World War II, Volume II. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2007. Modern World History Online. Facts On File, Inc. (accessed May 6, 2010).
"El Alamein Campaign map, 1942." Nzhistory.net, June 2007. Web. 14 May 2010.
North African Campaign
The North African Campaign was mainly fought between the Axis Powers and the Allied Powers. The Allied Powers were France, Britain, Russia, and the U.S. The Axis Powers were Germany, Italy The North African Campaign began when Rommel, the German general, and his army took control of Tobruk which was a key port city in Libya. Because of this success he decided to go forward towards El Alamein. This blocked Montgomery and his British army so that they could not possibly get around them. Once Britain realized this they decided they would need to attack. The British attacked at El Alamein from the very front. This surprised Rommel's army, but they were able to fight back well at the beginning. Britain finally defeated Rommel's army and they were able to get past them and Force Germany West. Since Germany was still a problem in North Africa, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and his American troops came and attacked Germany from Morocco and Algeria. The British and the American armies were able to surround the Rommel and his troops. This plan was called Operation Torch. It was a code name for the landing in Morocco and Algeria to help surround the German army. The Allied Powers were finally able to crush Germany's forces by May of 1943. This ended the North African Campaign.
Citations
“El Alamein 1942” Wikipedia.com. October 1942. Tuesday 11 May 2010.
(Picture used)
“Second Battle of El Alamein” WW2-pictures.com 1942. Tues. 11 May 2010.
(Picture used)
Axelrod, Alan. "North African Campaign." Encyclopedia of World War II, Volume II. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2007. Modern World History Online. Facts On File, Inc. (accessed May 6, 2010).
"El Alamein Campaign map, 1942." Nzhistory.net, June 2007. Web. 14 May 2010.